noun

1. A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.

2. The position or state of being a factor.

3. A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

Synonyms: fondaco, tradepost, trading post, manufactory

adjective

1. (of a configuration, part, etc.) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.

   “See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.”